The bait shop portion of the business deserves recognition in its own right. For fishing enthusiasts, New Pass offers live bait, basic tackle, and the kind of local knowledge that can’t be downloaded ...

“When I became an adult and I went into the HR business,” Paggi said, “I would tell people that I am the Bait and Tackle Princess of Bakersfield and that my dad is Bob of Bob’s Bait Bucket, and people ...